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shf
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response 97 of 146:
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Nov 23 05:26 UTC 1998 |
( For a much better Ben Stiller see _The Zero Effect" Bill Pullman is very
good in this also.
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mcnally
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response 98 of 146:
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Nov 23 08:17 UTC 1998 |
I'd second that -- I liked "Zero Effect" much better than "Something
About Mary" but fans of the latter should be warned that "Zero Effect"
is not very much like it, though it is funny in an offbeat way..
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remmers
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response 99 of 146:
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Nov 23 11:04 UTC 1998 |
I third the recommendation of "Zero Effect".
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md
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response 100 of 146:
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Nov 23 12:26 UTC 1998 |
I like Zero Effect, too, but I thought Stiller and Pullman were
both miscast. I don't know if it's been noticed or remarked on
that the "something" about Mary in There's Something About Mary
is that she is an incredibly good person who looks like Cameron
Diaz. I mean, a really, really nice young woman, whose niceness
positively radiates like a beacon from a lighthouse. Her goodness
elevates all the men smitten with her -- ie, literally all the men
in the movie -- at least a notch or two. It's a sweetly Capraesque
kind of movie, as if a Capra had made a movie when he was in his
teenage gross-out phase. It's the people-are-basically-good message
that makes the movie so popular, not merely the gross-out stuff.
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mcnally
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response 101 of 146:
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Nov 23 20:03 UTC 1998 |
I'm not sure I'd agree with that. The Mary character is certainly
idealized -- almost without flaw in fact. But the way I saw it,
infatuation with Mary drove the men around her to elaborate deceptions,
betrayals, and foolish behavior -- they'll do anything or say anything
to get her (hire detectives to watch her, spy on her day and night,
insinuate themselves into her life under false pretenses, take any
chance to back-stab their competitors, etc..) This is what it means
to be "elevated a notch or two"?
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remmers
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response 102 of 146:
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Nov 24 01:13 UTC 1998 |
Re resp:100 - I've read the suggestion that Stiller and Pullman should
have switched parts in "Zero Effect", with Stiller playing the detective
and Pullman his assistant. But I think the casting was exactly right
just as it was.
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renny
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response 103 of 146:
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Nov 25 10:24 UTC 1998 |
I am from India and unfortunately hollywood movies come after a few months
to the theatres. I recently saw X-files the movie and thoroughly enjoyed the
flick. The chemistry between Scully and Moulder have been depicted well and
transition from small screen tothe big screen is done superbly. I am sure we
will see more of the X-files on the big screen
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mdw
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response 104 of 146:
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Nov 25 11:17 UTC 1998 |
Honey bees _?_ corn.
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gregb
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response 105 of 146:
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Nov 25 17:01 UTC 1998 |
What I still want to know is, how the heck did they get out of the artic
alive? everything was destroyed when the ship accended, and nobody knew they
were out there.
As a two-hour episode, I'd say it was great. As a movie, I can only say it
was pretty good.
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md
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response 106 of 146:
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Nov 28 13:43 UTC 1998 |
A BUG'S LIFE (B) -- The animation is pretty cool, the story is pretty
lame. Kevin Spacey shines as the evil grasshopper. Julia-Louis
Dreyfus's ant-princess sounds too much like Elaine Benes. A fun movie.
ENEMY OF THE STATE (A) -- A totally preposterous, ridiculously
contrived, riveting nail-biter of a movie. I will never understand
how Hollywood can make such terrific entertainment out of such
weak material. (Sudden dismaying thought: maybe they count on weak
minds like mine?)
THE RUGRATS MOVIE (A) -- Like many parents, I am a Rugrats fan.
I caught it from my kids. The adorable malapropisms are when make
the TV series so much fun: during a game of pirates, someone exclaims,
"Shiver me fingers!" Much of the feature film takes place in a
gloomy forest, which gives it a curiously mythic feel. Anyway,
childish, simple, sentimental, but very enjoyable if you like Rugrats.
Recent rentals:
A PRICE ABOVE RUBIES (B-) -- This has to be for Hassidic Jews what
THE LAST TEMPTATION OF CHRIST (B-) was for fundamentalist Christians.
A young Hassidic woman (Renee Zellweger, whose stylized pouty mouth
moves are starting to get on my nerves) is sexually aroused way more
often than is healthy in a culture where they do it, when they do it
at all, with the lights off and their clothes on. She gets turned on
when she nurses her baby, and she even starts to come on to a female
friend at one point. When she confesses her "problem" to the Rebbe,
*he* gets so turned on that he drags his wife, the Rebbetzin, into
bed and dies of a heart attack. At his funeral, the Rebbetzin, played
by Kim Hunter, walks up to Renee Zellweger and whispers "Thank you!"
in her ear. Unbelievable. And there's flashbacks of Renee's little
brother Yossi, who died in a swimming accident when they were kids.
Supposed to mean, you gotta go swimming even if you drown. So she
breaks away, gets funky with blacks and hispanics, is kicked out of
the community, and loses everything but gains her freedom. This
movie evidently takes place in a world where women don't masturbate.
FEAR AND LOATHING IN LAS VEGAS (F) -- Unwatchable. Put me to sleep
three times.
THE BIG ONE (B+) -- Michael Moore's latest. It got so-so reviews,
but I enjoyed it a lot.
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hhsrat
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response 107 of 146:
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Nov 28 21:52 UTC 1998 |
Waterboy (B) - Funny yes, but not Adam Sandler's best. Did Disney have a part
in the making of this movie? I could almost swear that the ending is
incredibly similar to "The Mighty Ducks," or "The Big Green," If I were
choosing, I would say wait until it comes to Fox, or on Video.
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senna
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response 108 of 146:
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Dec 1 20:31 UTC 1998 |
Due to the fact that my tape deck is nonfunctional and travelling strains
radio signals, I was forced into listening to Howard Stern for 20 minutes
yesterday. He said that Adam Sandler is the only actor who should be able
to make 20 million dollars per film, because he can make absolutely horrible
movies and people will see them. I think he has a point.
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aruba
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response 109 of 146:
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Dec 2 17:57 UTC 1998 |
I enjoyed "A Bug's Life" a lot.
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gregb
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response 110 of 146:
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Dec 3 18:49 UTC 1998 |
Wow! With such an insightful review as that, how couldn I _not_ go see it.
8-)
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mappy
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response 111 of 146:
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Dec 4 00:37 UTC 1998 |
I really liked _There's Something About Mary_ It was absolutely hilarious.
The plot was good and the gags were funnier than I expected. I give it an (A)
personally. _Enemy Of the State_ was very good. Awesome effects...a real
nail-biter. I also recently saw _John Carpenter's Vampires_ I really liked
it as a whole. There was a lot that could be done differently but all in all
it was entertaining.
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mary
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response 112 of 146:
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Dec 6 14:23 UTC 1998 |
I really enjoyed "Enemy of the State". Scary stuff because you
know it's possible for the most part. I also applaud the clever ending
and the interesting characters. Kudos to the screenwriter.
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remmers
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response 113 of 146:
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Dec 7 10:27 UTC 1998 |
I liked "Enemy of the State" too. Formula, but with enough cleverness
and energy to make you forget that. Will Smith in the lead part was
an inspired bit of casting -- a stodgier producer & director might
have given it to somebody like Harrison Ford. The big climax
reminded me of the one in director Tony Scott's earlier film,
"True Romance".
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katie
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response 114 of 146:
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Dec 7 13:35 UTC 1998 |
Hmm. I was disappointed in Enemy of the State. I found it hard to follow
and too contrived.
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remmers
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response 115 of 146:
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Dec 7 14:59 UTC 1998 |
It was contrived as all-get-out. But then, I expected it to be.
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richard
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response 116 of 146:
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Dec 7 22:35 UTC 1998 |
THE LAST EMPEROR (Director's cut)-- This is the complete version of the
great movie of several years back that won the Academy Award-- Bernardo
Bertolucci's masterpiece about the amazing life of Pu Yi, China's last
Emperor. The version released several years ago was chopped up in the
cutting room to get down ot 2 hrs. 20 mins. Bertolucci's complete
version, the film he would have liked to release, is more than an hour
longer (3 hrs. 40 mins) The extra time allows for fuller character
development and a much more extensive view of chinese life. This is a
beautiful movie, and great to see it the way it was intended to be seen
(Director's Cut of Last Emperor-- ***** (five stars))
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shf
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response 117 of 146:
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Dec 7 23:38 UTC 1998 |
(Last Emperor was an exquisite look at the loss of power and privilige)
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francoul
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response 118 of 146:
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Dec 19 13:30 UTC 1998 |
hello i'm new user my name is francoul i'm french my e-mai
francoulworldnet.fr
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gregb
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response 119 of 146:
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Dec 19 22:44 UTC 1998 |
Me and a friend went to see Star Trek: Insurrection on opening night
(yeah, I'm a little late getting this in). This movie, again, features
the cast of STNG, including Worf (though no explination is given to his
presence). As a whole, I'd say that STI would'ov made an excellent
MFTV movie, but as a theater movie, I felt it wanting. One thing I did
like about this Trek story was the inclusion of, what I like to call,
everyday life scene; Something that's been missing in Trek stories.
If your an ST fan, I think it's worth spending seven bucks...once.
Otherwise, wait 'til it comes 'round to the dollar theaters.
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rcurl
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response 120 of 146:
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Dec 20 01:33 UTC 1998 |
Matinee was $4.25....
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senna
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response 121 of 146:
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Dec 20 04:41 UTC 1998 |
Explanation of why Worf is there is given, briefly, early in the film.
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